Jack

http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html Look under Backs... however despite all of these fancy weights movement, nothing can beat the good old chin up - there are so many varieties and ways of increasing difficulty for good strength gains! Like an upper body Squat for mass and strength.

http://ksdi.net/steve.gif http://ksdi.net/thacker.gif Nice kicks.

Wow, that is an amazing picture! Incredible what mankind has done to the world... I just hope our grandchildren are around to see it in its glory.

I broke my punchbag again My dad is going to weld up a good strong bracket, unlike the weak faulty Argos ones. Maybe then I can have more than 10 minutes on the bag without it breaking! Kickchick - any chance you could PM some of those routines? I wouldn't mind a peek.

Very true three60roundhouse. Its is pathetic whether it be hitting anyone of any age, gender, or race... but I guess seing women hit angers me moreso.

Angus must be turning in his grave. Damn, that guy must be a really pathetic loser if he assaults a girl like that. I say you get all the witnesses that were there to talk to the head, and let this guy know that if he thinks its ok to go around doing things like that, then one day he will find himself in hospital or the morgue. He will not have a figure of authority to always kiss up to to protect his sorry self. _________________ Jack Waspe 5th Kyu Taekwondo Karateforums.com Sensei 'What the mind can believe, the body can achieve.' [ This Message was edited by: Jack on 2002-05-02 11:38 ]

Thanks very much.

I have not had the time to read all of the replies to your questions Bon, but I have heard that Horseriding stance was originally for warriors who were indeed, mounted on horseback. I think it makes sence. It would also explain some of the jump spin kicks, a lot of them would be quite applicable for striking a rider off his horse.

Developing inner strength, indomitable spirit, or kokoro as it is referred to by some far easter countries, can be found inside yourself through many methods. Try training barefoot in snow, or wading waist deep into freezing cold water. Poor freezing water over your head and very occasionally(once or maybe twice a year tops), push yourself in training so hard that you realise your new potention and abilities, make it so gruelling you feel sick and the possibility of being physically sick comes into play. Continue pushing yourself for a while. An example of this would be practicing blocking for 6 hours solid, maintaining a high intensity throughout. Really tough. Bringing yourself to meet challenges before you would have thought of as impossible, and dominating some of your worst fears will all help to develop inner strength. And YODA, I sat crosslegged in the rain on Saturday after some damn hard training(also in the rain) it was really relaxing and felt good, felt like the rain was washing away all the 'bad stuff' from me. Then I felt hailstones, so I decided I'd better go.

I was wondering if anybody had any articles on how the Shaolin monks lived and trained. I read one short account once and found it highly inspiring and interesting, so if anybody knows of any... please share. Thanks.

Welcome to Karateforums.com! I will be grading for my 4th kyu the Saturday after yours - best of luck! Welcome again.

LOL... I've stumbled across this site before, its a great laugh.

Agreed.

If you want to lose weight then you may want a good Glutamin supplement. Basically, normally a complex carbohydrate will supply your muscles with glutamine after a workout, but if you want to lose weight then you have to cut down on carbs - so taking a supplement of Glutamin(sp?) should help your muscles recover. A good multi-vitamin is always good, too.

I think I've read this on your website before YODA, very informative. Please post the rest for everybody!

How about practicing your martial art non-intensely for a good low-intensity exercise?

I'm in no way advocating weight over form, but lifting the correct amount of weight so that you reach failure within 10 repitions is the key. With your example, that could be 200lbs, 280lbs, 320lbs... whatever, but I aim for the maximun weight with best form for 10-rep at max failure and it has been doing me miracles. In my experience and several professional bodybuilders, their best Bench workout would be 3 sets of about 6-8 to failure. Failure is not necessary for muscle growth, but encourages it a lot more than simply performing difficult movements. If you read some of the articles on http://www.bodybuilding.com you will see what they recommend. Peace.

Not true, G95... light weights do not work any fast twitch muscle fibres... heavy weights do. Heavy weights also cause more of a shock to the muscle, allowing it to grow more than a light weight would make it. Form will always be more important than weight, the only thing cheating with extremely heavy bicep curls is exercise is your ego, and possibly your lower back.

There are already many threads with people asking about what art they should join. Look around locally for what interests you, if the school is any good they'll allow you to watch or maybe even join in for a lesson or two. Take time to make your decision. What matters mostly in a patient, understanding instructor who knows what he is talking about. And that attitude... you may find yourself to not be so tough and hard when you start training. Good luck, let me know if you have any questions.

Unfortunately you can't find the answer to all your needs in supplements. Refer to the weight loss thread in this section, there is plenty of help there.

You will want to work all of your muscles. The following exercises should roughly cover every muscle group, but let me know if I've missed any out... Bench Press Military Press Barbell Row Deadlift Squat Calf Raise To gain strength and size, you want to be doing these exercises with a heavy weight so that you reach failure (cannot force out another rep) within 6-12 repititions. Start for a few weeks with light weights so you get the form correct before going onto heavy weights! I lift weights 3 times a week - 3 sets of Military press and barbell rows... I havn't got a bench yet so I substitute bench press for pushups to failure. I can't do Squats due to my bad knees so I use isometric exercises instead. Basically though - train all body parts, you'll want to train strength endurance and speed. Strength involves high weight with low reps to failure, endurance involves a lower weight with higher reps, and speed involves explosive movements. To give you an idea on routine, this is mine... Monday: Distance and Taekwondo Tuesday: Strength and Tabata Wednesday: Distance and Taekwondo Thursday: Strength and Taekwondo Friday: Taekwondo Saturday: Strength, Tabata, and Taekwondo Where you see Distance - that is basically going on the exercise bike at a low intensity for an hour. Tabata is a far more intense cardio exercise of sprinting for 20 seconds, and resting for 10... and repeating for 4-8 minutes. Good luck, any more questions just ask! _________________ Jack Waspe 5th Kyu Taekwondo Karateforums.com Sensei 'What the mind can believe, the body can achieve.' [ This Message was edited by: Jack on 2002-04-28 09:52 ]

Well said, Bon.

In the evenings I'll usually go at 9pm to have a shower, then stretch and meditate before going to bed around 10. I'll get up at 6.40am and again meditate, finishing by about 7am in time to get up. So my sleeping habits are fine. I'll follow all the weight gain rules, but I wont cut down on the intensive cardio training since it is a very important part of training.

Titanic - to sum it up, a lot of boxing/kickboxing/muay thai schools will not operate by a belt system, but some will. You will find after a while studying that belts do not matter anyway, and what does matter is your own skill and experience. Ad, I find classifying something as a martial art or not can be more tricky than expected. The word martial means combat or war. Thus training in any fighting system is training in a martial style. However, the meaning of art can be confused - is the art simply in practicing and perfecting technique, or must a style have certain aspects to be considered an 'art'? Personally, I think Kickboxing can qualify as a martial art, it revolves largely around sport but also self defence - its combat orientated and if you consider it an art or not is up to the person. All very confusing.

I recently made a post on this, please read the following link and it should help. http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=2621&forum=2&8 Thanks.